Thursday, August 2, 2012

The University of Notre Dame has, by most accounts, the most difficult football schedule among the 120 schools in the FBS this season.

Recently a website called PredictionMachine.com came out with their ranking of the best "home field advantages" in college football. Here's where Notre Dame's "road opponents" rank with their home field advantage:

Clark Durant, a 1976 graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, is a candidate in next Tuesday's primary for one of Michigan's two seats in the U.S. Senate. Here's a link to his website and a promotional video that speaks to Clark's involvement with the Cornerstone Schools in Detroit -- an institution he co-founded in 1991.

Forbes Magazine just came out with their ranking of the top universities in the country and the University of Notre Dame was ranked #12. Forbes teamed up with the Washington D.C. based Center for College Affordability to establish this list.

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Besides being a lifelong fan of the University of Notre Dame, my wife Susan and I are the proud parents of three great kids; Jimmy (a former Irish Guard), Kara and Brady. I also "triple" as a Senior Director of Marketing & Communications at Notre Dame. So, if you ever have a story idea, thoughts on how this blog can better serve Notre Dame fans, or you just want to talk Notre Dame -- feel free to reach me at; jim.small@ndgoirish.com